With the world becoming a faster paced environment, this guide created by Swissotel will help you slow down and become more present whilst on your travels. From nervous flyers to post holiday blues, there are a number of mindfulness techniques that can help you relax and unwind. The best part is these exercises can be done by anyone, anywhere and almost at any time.
From easy to follow breathing exercises to something as simple as colouring in, these techniques have numerous short term benefits such as stress reduction as well as lowering blood pressure and heart rates. Mindfulness has even been shown to work as effectively as anti-depressants in treating depression.

In the long term, if regularly practiced, mindful meditation can even help you better your problem solving skills, form better memories and reduce your overall sensitivity to stress. Keep reading to find out how you can travel more mindfully.